It is an ironic tribute to a real woman whose smiling face has become a cult item over the years in Alessi's collection
yet refined with a refreshing acidity
with concentrated cassis fruit of impeccable ripeness
The 1970 is an old style Lynch Bages with plenty of dry tannin in the finish
polished steel blades and bolsters with a hand chiselled bee and engraving along the spine
Ridge Vineyards, Montebello - 2017 Sean It is an ironic tributeOpaque purple ruby colour. Ripe blackberry fruit,barrel spice,anise,violets,and crushed limestone. Opulent mountain fruit on entry,fennel,sweet oak,well structured tannins,and firm acidity. Powerful complexity and tremendous lenngth to the finish. 100 points Robert Parker